Daily Republican., 1887-03-08

rhs Uity In 1ss5 The Uhsugss Of Forty.
two YesFs.

two Years.
A COPY Of tho frat directory Of Will
ninston ever published, which vas II
64B, has been we'll preserved and kept
oy George N. Bfamble, and through
a!s kindness We have bsea peTmitted 10
peruso II aud make . few comments
md com parsons which will carry the
minds OF hut comparatively . few
,itizens back foursoore and . quarter
ears whom Wilmington hal but 10. $50
,ouis. The hrst directory Of Wilming.
ION contains bot 1873 peaes, Of which n
Are advertisements. Business men In
those days must have thought diIecto-
ries Q better AdveitistDg medium than
they do in these days. Tho front back
Of the directory conveys he informa.
ton that II was published BY Lewis
Wilson, No ~ East roarth street, and
that It wss printed by Porter b Nsff,
printers, % Market stieet. Streets In
those days were not numbered by
SQUARES as they row are. Tho book
purports TO give the names. occupA-
lions, place OF reaidence and place OF
business of heads Of families, and per.
sons In business This accounts for .
great many persons who are still living
not being named In the first directory.
They were not heads Of fami lilies nor
carrying on any bustness.
Turning over two blank leaves, tho
third on strsw.tinted paper brings to
view Q wood cut Of the establishment
Of Hollingsworth g. Teas, black sm iths.
boat builders and boiler makers, East
Front street, where the Remington
Works now stand. A sim
gle track OF railroad passes along in
front OF 1t and between 1t, aud in the
are scattered several old
boilers, none Of them with more than
three huss In them, some OF them with
one. The buildings we're more exten.
sive than they now ere, and the black
volumes Of smoke arising from mum
Der Of ohimneys give 1t an air OF great
business Importance. Next comes the
title page. containing the same informA-
ton found ON the front back.
A preface on another page Indicates
the fear Of the publisher that errors
may be four d, which he hopes are
trifipg and unimporlAnt. Then com
mences the names on page B In alpha.
betical order. Tho names Of those re-
corded are the only ores the writer can
call TO mind - living n the present
time ~ follow:
Akin, Johu, Of J & J. O. Akin,
grocers, corner of Market and Fourth
streets. Mr.. Akin has long retired
from bueiness and now resides at 9l7
West Eighth street.
Anderson, Dsniel B., bricklay er.
Fifth street, between French and Wal
nut, now . grocer at Front and Union.
Armstrong. George D., grocer, corner
Of Market ard Third. He 10 now clsbier
Of the First National Bank Of Will
minEton and resides at 803 Washington
street.
Appleby, John, Tstnall between Sac
ond and Third. He now resides at 6l7
West Sixth street.
Atwood. Rsv. Anthony, French
street between Third and Fourth. He
is retired supefnumerary minister Of
the Philadelphia Conference, and re.
sides In Philadelphia.
Bannar, VIM. Jr., cooper, Bourteenth
street between Tatnall and West. He
now resides at 1705 Rodney street, and
works with his son at boat building foot
Of Fourth street.
Banning, Henry g., hardware store
40 Market street. He now resides al
Broom aud Oak streets, and IL Presi
dent OF the National Bank Of Della
ware.
Barker, Elizabeth, nurse, corner o
Poplar and Second. Still living in the
city.
Bassett, e As Market street. now re
siding ut 1913 Market street
Bell, John NJ, carpenter, Third stree
between French and Walnut. Nov
lives In West Chester. Pa.
Benson, Nathaniel r., waterman
Jus,ison street between Front and Bee
ond. He now resides vt 10l1 JefferscI
street. and 10 foreman and member u
the Harlan & Hollingsworth Gem
pany.
Belts, Edward, Belts & stotzenberg',
iron and brass foundry, corner o
Eighth and Orange. He now resides q
704 West street, and is President OF th,
First National Bank Of Wilmington.
B'ddle. EzskieI, laborer, Frencl
street between Front and Second. a.
now resides IN Philadelphia.
Biddle. Nathaniel, laborer, Seoont
street between Walnut and Poplar, nov
at 1913 Kirkwood.
Bedle, Edward. cord wainer, Secon,
street between Pop ar and Lombard
He resides now at $50 Tatnall street.
Bowers, T. W., carpenter. Seventh
street between Tatnsll and West. Lat
OF Bowers. Durs & Co., now resid 30
9O2 West street.
Brady, John, laborer, Tatnall atree
between Sixth aud Sovt nth, now
plumber, at 2lO West Fifth street.
Bryan, Cyrus, machinist, Tatnsl
street between Second and Third. III
now resides at 807 Poplar street.
Busch, John F.. baker, Second be
tween Market and King. Is still
baker at the south west corner of Secon,
and King.
Bush, George W., merchant, Frenc1
between Sixth and Seventh. He no,
resides at 705 West street, Is presiden
OF the Artisans' Savings Bank and tn
b Sons.
| Bush Lewis p, pt ysician, Frenc
between Sixth and Seventh. He is sti
physician and resides at the soutt
west corner OF Ninth and Jefferson.
bnzine George, high constable, Sev
enth De- ween Walnut and POPLAR. III
now resides at 6l4 King street, and /
an employe at the jackson and Shar
Company's works.
Carlisle Stewart, painter and elaziel
KING between Seventh and Eighth. II
stiii follows the same business and n
SIDES at 801 West Ninth street.
CLARK BENJAMIN g., matchmaker,
Market street. He ttill resides an
carries on the sane business at the sam
p'ace, but now numbered 4O7 Marke
tstreet.
Olaypole George O, cabinetma akel
front and Secopd streets. He is er
ea2ed IN the came business and resid {
at 1904 King street.
Coroit Lswis II ship carpenter, mes
o,a Terry. He now resides at 200 EAl
Third street.
Ooyls John, blacksmith. King b.
1ween second and Third. He Ia now
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